No Fear Shakespeare: Henry IV Part 1: Act 5 Scene 3

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The KING enters with his power and they cross the stage. Alarum to the battle.	hTe NIGK orssecs eht stage with sih yamr. Teh tstmperu dunso eth llac to baltte.
Then enter DOUGLAS and Sir Walter BLUNT , disguised as the KING	DSGOALU nad iSr relWta BUTLN etrne. BTULN is ddigsisue as het NGKI
BLUNT What is thy name that in the battle thus Thou crossest me? What honor dost thou seek Upon my head?	TBULN Waht is uroy ymoeuan, ohw era atatcgnik me klei ihts? ahWt noorh do oyu nhtik ylluo tge by gtnghfii me?
DOUGLAS Know then, my name is Douglas, 5 And I do haunt thee in the battle thus Because some tell me that thou art a king.	GADSLOU My emna is Duolsga, dna Im ghinautn ouy in iths tabelt aecuebs ethy ltel me you ear a nikg.
BLUNT They tell thee true.	TLNUB Tehy tell uoy teh tuthr.
DOUGLAS The Lord of Stafford dear today hath bought Thy likeness, for instead of thee, King Harry, 10 This sword hath ended him. So shall it thee, Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner.	SDALGOU Toyad, rodL ofrfadSt pida fro sbeglreimn oyu so lelw, fro snaietd of yuo, igKn rHray, my wrsod ldeikl imh. Nwo it illw kill ouy, nsseul uoy rensdreur as my ionrpser.
BLUNT I was not born a yielder, thou proud Scot, And thou shalt find a king that will revenge Lord Staffords death.	UTNLB I swa not bnro to eurenrdrs, uyo gtaaronr smactoSn. Yroue otabu to see a igkn eatk geernve orf sratdfSfo ahedt.
They fight. DOUGLAS kills BLUNT . Enter HOTSPUR	eyhT htfig. SLOUDAG iskll NLTUB . HRSUPTO ersnet.
HOTSPUR 15 O Douglas, hadst thou fought at Holmedon thus, I never had triumphed upon a Scot.	UOTHSRP Oh, aoDuslg! If odyu thgfuo lkei hits at Hlmdeono, I louwd ernev vhea eebn aebl to tbea yuo.
DOUGLAS Alls done, alls won; here breathless lies the King.	GLAUSOD sIt eovr, eevw nwo: reehs hte Knig, ddae.
HOTSPUR Where?	TUHPROS ehWer?
DOUGLAS Here.	GSLUAOD rHee.
HOTSPUR 20This, Douglas? No, I know this face full well. A gallant knight he was; his name was Blunt, Semblably furnished like the King himself.	HRSOPTU hTis, ogslaDu? No. I nowk isth man: he aws a evbra tkhnig, by eht mena of ultBn; he is iissddgeu as eth niKg.
DOUGLAS (to BLUNT) A fool go with thy soul whither it goes! A borrowed title hast thou bought too dear. 25Why didst thou tell me that thou wert a king?	UALOGDS (to BLUNT) hWeeervr ruyo uols is fof to now, etl it crayr het mean of loof! ouY idap too muhc rfo atth derowbor ettli. hyW ddi uoy lelt me ouy weer a king?
HOTSPUR The King hath many marching in his coats.	RTSUHOP eTh inKg ahs namy enm on eht lltbaeetidf siduiesdg in ihs ruonmfi.
DOUGLAS Now, by my sword, I will kill all his coats. Ill murder all his wardrobe, piece by piece, Until I meet the King.	UADOSGL wNo, I swear on my srwod, lIl klil lla hsi ofusimnr! llI errdmu yrvee time of ihs nichlotg, eon eeipc at a tmie, nliut I dfni hte igKn ielfhms.
HOTSPUR Up and away! 30Our soldiers stand full fairly for the day.	THOUSRP Gte iggon! Our edis koosl eilk it llwi iwn dyoat.
Exeunt	yheT xeti.
Alarum. Enter FALSTAFF alone.	The rsmttpeu pyla a lcal to arms.FALSTAFF nerets, leona.
FALSTAFF Though I could scape shot-free at London, I fear the shot here. Heres no scoring but upon the pate.Soft, who are you? Sir Walter Blunt. Theres honor for you. Heres no vanity. I am as hot as molten lead, and as heavy too. God keep lead out of me; I need no more weight than mine own bowels. I have led my ragamuffins where they are peppered. Theres not three of my hundred and fifty left alive, and they are for the towns end, to beg during life. But who comes here?	LASFFATF I udlco alaysw scpaee hsto-fere scapee tsho-eefr = vaeel iwuohtt nypagi eht libl paesce ohst-rfee in noondL, ubt Im sdecar of gtntgei hsto otu eehr. Hree, uyo ekta it on teh heda. atiW a uohntewmis sith? Sri leWtra ulBtn! ersehT hoorn for ouy, but no tvayni! Im as tho as omenlt edal, dan as evayh, oto; so dGo pkee eht elda tuo of me. I dotn need yna alde utlbesl in my ybeylml won tgsu ear ehvya ungeho. My yarm of erggad bsmu ahs eneb asraescdm. tNo eenv rehet of my hredudn-ftify oosptr rea istll lvaie, nad eth oesn how are ahve rnu waya, to anhendlap in the testers. Wosh cngimo?
Enter PRINCE HENRY	INRCPE RNEHY rentes.
PRINCE HENRY 40 What, standst thou idle here? Lend me thy sword. Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies, Whose deaths are yet unrevenged. I prithee, Lend me thy sword.	PCNIRE HNRYE htaW, rea uoy nanidsgt eehr nidog ntiohng? Geiv me oruy drwso. aMyn oodg mne are lginy dloc adn eadd on eth rgdnuo, thiw eht mnyees esohrs llgogapin erov mteh. rehiT adehts aevh ton eneb vegedren. Cmeo, igev me your srowd.
FALSTAFF 45 O Hal, I prithee, give me leave to breathe awhile. Turk Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have done this day. I have paid Percy; I have made him sure.	FFFLTASA Oh, Hla, elseap, igev me a netmmo to hccta my ahetrb. No neo ahs reve oghfut as cioalrlhye as I ddi oydat. vIe kdlile yrcPe, Ive dmae mhi sefa.
PRINCE HENRY He is indeed, and living to kill thee. I prithee, lend me thy sword.	NRCIPE YNERH ueYor gthri; seh asef, and now hes nomicg to ikll you. wNo selpea, gvie me ryuo swodr.
FALSTAFF Nay, before God, Hal, if Percy be alive, thou gettst not my sword; but take my pistol, if thou wilt.	LFTFAFAS No, laH, I eswar to Gdo! If ryPsce aleiv, uoyre ont tiknga my rdwos. tBu ouy acn evah my nug, if you tawn.
PRINCE HENRY Give it to me. What, is it in the case?	RECINP NRHEY iGve it to me. Is it in tis steolrh?
FALSTAFF Ay, Hal, tis hot, tis hot. Theres that will sack a city. ( PRINCE HENRY draws it out and finds it to be a bottle of sack)	FFLTAFAS uYp. tIs toh, hto; it ldocu skca kaSc is a pun, igmnean tbho akracns nad a kndi of wtehi eiwn. acks a tcyi. ( INPREC RNHEY npeos the elhosrt and nfids a eottlb of twehi nwei)
PRINCE HENRY What, is it a time to jest and dally now?	NCREPI ERYHN Is shit a imte to joek and lofo rdanuo?
He throws the bottle at him.	He throsw the obltte at TALAFSFF .
Exit PRINCE HENRY	IRPCEN REHYN sxiet.
FALSTAFF Well, if Percy be alive, Ill pierce him. If he do come in my way, so; if he do not, if I come in his willingly, let him make a carbonado of me. I like not such grinning honor as Sir Walter hath. Give me life, which if I can save, so: if not, honor comes unlooked for, and theres an end.	FASATLFF If ecrysP evlia, llI eepcri mhi. If he nrsu iton me, nefi. If he edntso nur tnio me, but I run tnoi ihm, etl him cseil me ekli a brtehcu. I tnod twan hte idkn of oornh Sri eraWtl ahs: geiv me lefi. If I amegna to esav my file, nfie. If tno, Ill have rhono tath I venre oldoek rfo, adn lthtal be ahtt.
Exit	He txise.

Original Text	Modern Text
The KING enters with his power and they cross the stage. Alarum to the battle.	hTe NIGK orssecs eht stage with sih yamr. Teh tstmperu dunso eth llac to baltte.
Then enter DOUGLAS and Sir Walter BLUNT , disguised as the KING	DSGOALU nad iSr relWta BUTLN etrne. BTULN is ddigsisue as het NGKI
BLUNT What is thy name that in the battle thus Thou crossest me? What honor dost thou seek Upon my head?	TBULN Waht is uroy ymoeuan, ohw era atatcgnik me klei ihts? ahWt noorh do oyu nhtik ylluo tge by gtnghfii me?
DOUGLAS Know then, my name is Douglas, 5 And I do haunt thee in the battle thus Because some tell me that thou art a king.	GADSLOU My emna is Duolsga, dna Im ghinautn ouy in iths tabelt aecuebs ethy ltel me you ear a nikg.
BLUNT They tell thee true.	TLNUB Tehy tell uoy teh tuthr.
DOUGLAS The Lord of Stafford dear today hath bought Thy likeness, for instead of thee, King Harry, 10 This sword hath ended him. So shall it thee, Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner.	SDALGOU Toyad, rodL ofrfadSt pida fro sbeglreimn oyu so lelw, fro snaietd of yuo, igKn rHray, my wrsod ldeikl imh. Nwo it illw kill ouy, nsseul uoy rensdreur as my ionrpser.
BLUNT I was not born a yielder, thou proud Scot, And thou shalt find a king that will revenge Lord Staffords death.	UTNLB I swa not bnro to eurenrdrs, uyo gtaaronr smactoSn. Yroue otabu to see a igkn eatk geernve orf sratdfSfo ahedt.
They fight. DOUGLAS kills BLUNT . Enter HOTSPUR	eyhT htfig. SLOUDAG iskll NLTUB . HRSUPTO ersnet.
HOTSPUR 15 O Douglas, hadst thou fought at Holmedon thus, I never had triumphed upon a Scot.	UOTHSRP Oh, aoDuslg! If odyu thgfuo lkei hits at Hlmdeono, I louwd ernev vhea eebn aebl to tbea yuo.
DOUGLAS Alls done, alls won; here breathless lies the King.	GLAUSOD sIt eovr, eevw nwo: reehs hte Knig, ddae.
HOTSPUR Where?	TUHPROS ehWer?
DOUGLAS Here.	GSLUAOD rHee.
HOTSPUR 20This, Douglas? No, I know this face full well. A gallant knight he was; his name was Blunt, Semblably furnished like the King himself.	HRSOPTU hTis, ogslaDu? No. I nowk isth man: he aws a evbra tkhnig, by eht mena of ultBn; he is iissddgeu as eth niKg.
DOUGLAS (to BLUNT) A fool go with thy soul whither it goes! A borrowed title hast thou bought too dear. 25Why didst thou tell me that thou wert a king?	UALOGDS (to BLUNT) hWeeervr ruyo uols is fof to now, etl it crayr het mean of loof! ouY idap too muhc rfo atth derowbor ettli. hyW ddi uoy lelt me ouy weer a king?
HOTSPUR The King hath many marching in his coats.	RTSUHOP eTh inKg ahs namy enm on eht lltbaeetidf siduiesdg in ihs ruonmfi.
DOUGLAS Now, by my sword, I will kill all his coats. Ill murder all his wardrobe, piece by piece, Until I meet the King.	UADOSGL wNo, I swear on my srwod, lIl klil lla hsi ofusimnr! llI errdmu yrvee time of ihs nichlotg, eon eeipc at a tmie, nliut I dfni hte igKn ielfhms.
HOTSPUR Up and away! 30Our soldiers stand full fairly for the day.	THOUSRP Gte iggon! Our edis koosl eilk it llwi iwn dyoat.
Exeunt	yheT xeti.
Alarum. Enter FALSTAFF alone.	The rsmttpeu pyla a lcal to arms.FALSTAFF nerets, leona.
FALSTAFF Though I could scape shot-free at London, I fear the shot here. Heres no scoring but upon the pate.Soft, who are you? Sir Walter Blunt. Theres honor for you. Heres no vanity. I am as hot as molten lead, and as heavy too. God keep lead out of me; I need no more weight than mine own bowels. I have led my ragamuffins where they are peppered. Theres not three of my hundred and fifty left alive, and they are for the towns end, to beg during life. But who comes here?	LASFFATF I udlco alaysw scpaee hsto-fere scapee tsho-eefr = vaeel iwuohtt nypagi eht libl paesce ohst-rfee in noondL, ubt Im sdecar of gtntgei hsto otu eehr. Hree, uyo ekta it on teh heda. atiW a uohntewmis sith? Sri leWtra ulBtn! ersehT hoorn for ouy, but no tvayni! Im as tho as omenlt edal, dan as evayh, oto; so dGo pkee eht elda tuo of me. I dotn need yna alde utlbesl in my ybeylml won tgsu ear ehvya ungeho. My yarm of erggad bsmu ahs eneb asraescdm. tNo eenv rehet of my hredudn-ftify oosptr rea istll lvaie, nad eth oesn how are ahve rnu waya, to anhendlap in the testers. Wosh cngimo?
Enter PRINCE HENRY	INRCPE RNEHY rentes.
PRINCE HENRY 40 What, standst thou idle here? Lend me thy sword. Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies, Whose deaths are yet unrevenged. I prithee, Lend me thy sword.	PCNIRE HNRYE htaW, rea uoy nanidsgt eehr nidog ntiohng? Geiv me oruy drwso. aMyn oodg mne are lginy dloc adn eadd on eth rgdnuo, thiw eht mnyees esohrs llgogapin erov mteh. rehiT adehts aevh ton eneb vegedren. Cmeo, igev me your srowd.
FALSTAFF 45 O Hal, I prithee, give me leave to breathe awhile. Turk Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have done this day. I have paid Percy; I have made him sure.	FFFLTASA Oh, Hla, elseap, igev me a netmmo to hccta my ahetrb. No neo ahs reve oghfut as cioalrlhye as I ddi oydat. vIe kdlile yrcPe, Ive dmae mhi sefa.
PRINCE HENRY He is indeed, and living to kill thee. I prithee, lend me thy sword.	NRCIPE YNERH ueYor gthri; seh asef, and now hes nomicg to ikll you. wNo selpea, gvie me ryuo swodr.
FALSTAFF Nay, before God, Hal, if Percy be alive, thou gettst not my sword; but take my pistol, if thou wilt.	LFTFAFAS No, laH, I eswar to Gdo! If ryPsce aleiv, uoyre ont tiknga my rdwos. tBu ouy acn evah my nug, if you tawn.
PRINCE HENRY Give it to me. What, is it in the case?	RECINP NRHEY iGve it to me. Is it in tis steolrh?
FALSTAFF Ay, Hal, tis hot, tis hot. Theres that will sack a city. ( PRINCE HENRY draws it out and finds it to be a bottle of sack)	FFLTAFAS uYp. tIs toh, hto; it ldocu skca kaSc is a pun, igmnean tbho akracns nad a kndi of wtehi eiwn. acks a tcyi. ( INPREC RNHEY npeos the elhosrt and nfids a eottlb of twehi nwei)
PRINCE HENRY What, is it a time to jest and dally now?	NCREPI ERYHN Is shit a imte to joek and lofo rdanuo?
He throws the bottle at him.	He throsw the obltte at TALAFSFF .
Exit PRINCE HENRY	IRPCEN REHYN sxiet.
FALSTAFF Well, if Percy be alive, Ill pierce him. If he do come in my way, so; if he do not, if I come in his willingly, let him make a carbonado of me. I like not such grinning honor as Sir Walter hath. Give me life, which if I can save, so: if not, honor comes unlooked for, and theres an end.	FASATLFF If ecrysP evlia, llI eepcri mhi. If he nrsu iton me, nefi. If he edntso nur tnio me, but I run tnoi ihm, etl him cseil me ekli a brtehcu. I tnod twan hte idkn of oornh Sri eraWtl ahs: geiv me lefi. If I amegna to esav my file, nfie. If tno, Ill have rhono tath I venre oldoek rfo, adn lthtal be ahtt.
Exit	He txise.